Threat Model: Biowar

[Dale Thorn]

Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> Dale Thorn <dthorn at gte.net> writes:
> > Biowar attacks (unless giant-scale, intended to kill millions)
> > mainly affect the already-sick, very old, and very weak members
> > of the population.  This is, of course, a favored plan for fascist
> > persons such as the woman who founded Planned Parenthood, George
> > Bush, the Harrimans, Shockley, etc., but nearly useless to target
> > dissidents and "crypto anarchists".

> If medicare or social security get too expensive, an epidemic targeting
> the elderly would be good for the economy. I did a little work with
> (biological) viruses under the late Lou Auslander and the technology
> available 12 years ago was pretty amazing. I'm sure they can do more now.

The analogies from bio-viruses to computer equivalents is interesting
in a crypto-anarchic context.  Be nice to hear more on this.